Texans hire Knapp as quarterbacks coach

Greg Knapp, who worked with quarterback Matt Schaub for three years in Atlanta, has been hired as the Texans’ quarterbacks coach.

Knapp, 46, was the Falcons’ offensive coordinator during Schaub’s first three seasons (2004-06) before he was traded to the Texans.

Knapp, who has no connections to Denver and has never worked with Texans coach Gary Kubiak, was Seattle’s offensive coordinator last year.

Knapp and new offensive coordinator Rick Dennison are replacing Kyle Shanahan. He was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Shanahan’s contract expired, and he went to Washington to become the offensive coordinator under his father, new Redskins coach Mike Shanahan.

Before his season with the Seahawks, Knapp was the offensive coordinator at Oakland (2007-8) and Atlanta. His first nine (1995-2003) NFL seasons were in San Francisco, where he rose from offensive quality control to quarterbacks coach and to offensive coordinator.

Knapp and Dennison will coach an offense that ranked fourth, including first passing.